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Hospitals in California with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

186 California hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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186 hospitals ranked in California by mrsa bloodstream infections; 191 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
101	Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · Acute care	0.63, 47th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.03, 15th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.42, 16th percentile	4.13, 1st percentile	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
102	Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care	0.66, 45th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	1.10, 12th percentile	1.17, 9th percentile	2.12, 4th percentile	—	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Palomar Health Downtown Campus
103	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.68, 43rd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.55, 44th percentile	0.65, 28th percentile	1.41, 17th percentile	—	0.46, 27th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
104	Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care	0.68, 42nd percentile	0.74, 97th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.54, 69th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Eisenhower Medical Center
105	Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.47, 51st percentile	0.15, 72nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Loma Linda University Medical Center
106	Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	0.75, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.07, 75th percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.98, 40th percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Glendale Adventist Medical Center
107	USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care	0.69, 42nd percentile	1.27, 7th percentile	1.33, 7th percentile	0.65, 27th percentile	1.15, 26th percentile	—	0.55, 21st percentile	Compare USC Arcadia Hospital
108	Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care	0.71, 41st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.45, 45th percentile	1.77, 9th percentile	—	0.54, 21st percentile	Compare Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
109	Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care	0.71, 40th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.34, 62nd percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	0.39, 71st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
110	UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care	0.72, 40th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.62, 38th percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	0.38, 71st percentile	0.67, 61st percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
111	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA · Acute care	0.72, 39th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	3.08, 0th percentile	—	0.06, 78th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
112	Community Hospital Of San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · Acute care	0.72, 39th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	—	—	0.08, 76th percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of San Bernardino
113	Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · Acute care	0.74, 38th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.74, 22nd percentile	0.51, 63rd percentile	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Scripps Green Hospital
114	Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.08, 79th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	0.73, 56th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
115	AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	—	—	0.09, 75th percentile	Compare AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
116	Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	1.36, 5th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.66, 54th percentile	1.26, 33rd percentile	0.33, 43rd percentile	Compare Torrance Memorial Medical Center
117	Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care	0.77, 36th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.20, 79th percentile	—	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Grossmont Hospital
118	San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care	0.77, 36th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	0.64, 36th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
119	Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care	0.77, 35th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	0.44, 54th percentile	0.22, 66th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	—	0.26, 54th percentile	Compare Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
120	Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care	0.79, 35th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.48, 50th percentile	0.21, 67th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
121	Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton, CA · Acute care	0.79, 34th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.86, 17th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	—	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
122	Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · Acute care	0.80, 33rd percentile	1.48, 3rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.28, 61st percentile	0.73, 49th percentile	—	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula
123	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FremontFremont, CA · Acute care	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	—	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont
124	Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.83, 31st percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	1.18, 36th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Saint Agnes Medical Center
125	Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CA · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	—	0.91, 15th percentile	1.00, 31st percentile	—	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Emanuel Medical Center
126	Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	1.09, 20th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.82, 19th percentile	0.85, 40th percentile	0.81, 50th percentile	0.70, 13th percentile	Compare Community Regional Medical Center
127	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care	0.86, 30th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.32, 58th percentile	0.24, 78th percentile	0.37, 76th percentile	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care
128	PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care	0.86, 30th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.17, 70th percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
129	Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	0.82, 25th percentile	0.93, 14th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	0.41, 32nd percentile	Compare Antelope Valley Hospital
130	Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys, CA · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	1.06, 14th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	—	0.05, 79th percentile	Compare Valley Presbyterian Hospital
131	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CA · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.71, 30th percentile	0.56, 35th percentile	2.20, 3rd percentile	—	0.33, 42nd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
132	Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CA · Acute care	0.88, 28th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	0.84, 23rd percentile	1.00, 12th percentile	0.61, 57th percentile	—	0.26, 53rd percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
133	Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care	0.90, 27th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.46, 44th percentile	0.18, 80th percentile	2.31, 10th percentile	0.12, 72nd percentile	Compare Mercy General Hospital
134	NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · Acute care	0.92, 25th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.98, 16th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare NorthBay Medical Center
135	Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills, CA · Acute care	0.95, 24th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	1.09, 13th percentile	1.26, 7th percentile	0.69, 51st percentile	0.64, 64th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
136	Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CA · Acute care	0.95, 23rd percentile	0.67, 99th percentile	0.85, 23rd percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.69, 52nd percentile	—	0.08, 77th percentile	Compare Marian Regional Medical Center
137	San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care	0.99, 21st percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.73, 30th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	0.87, 39th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare San Antonio Regional Hospital
138	UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care	1.01, 20th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	1.24, 9th percentile	0.40, 50th percentile	1.25, 22nd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.49, 26th percentile	Compare UCI Health - Fountain Valley
139	Kaweah Health Medical CenterVisalia, CA · Acute care	1.02, 20th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.73, 23rd percentile	0.55, 60th percentile	—	0.39, 34th percentile	Compare Kaweah Health Medical Center
140	Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CA · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.41, 57th percentile	0.57, 34th percentile	0.65, 54th percentile	—	0.59, 19th percentile	Compare Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park
141	Kern Medical CenterBakersfield, CA · Acute care	1.03, 20th percentile	1.01, 33rd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 11th percentile	0.46, 67th percentile	0.69, 60th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Kern Medical Center
142	Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · Acute care	1.04, 19th percentile	1.16, 13th percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	1.18, 8th percentile	0.84, 41st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.45, 28th percentile	Compare Providence St. Joseph Hospital
143	Anaheim Global Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care	1.06, 19th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Anaheim Global Medical Center
144	Henry Mayo Newhall HospitalValencia, CA · Acute care	1.07, 19th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	2.02, 2nd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
145	Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	1.09, 18th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.65, 36th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.03, 30th percentile	—	0.17, 67th percentile	Compare Scripps Mercy Hospital
146	Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside, CA · Acute care	1.10, 18th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.97, 17th percentile	1.05, 10th percentile	1.52, 14th percentile	—	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare Tri-City Medical Center
147	Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.24, 57th percentile	Compare Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
148	Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care	1.14, 16th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.29, 67th percentile	0.90, 15th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	—	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Desert Regional Medical Center
149	Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care	1.16, 15th percentile	1.19, 11th percentile	0.73, 29th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.35, 76th percentile	0.50, 25th percentile	Compare Sharp Memorial Hospital
150	Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care	1.18, 14th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.23, 72nd percentile	0.44, 46th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.06, 79th percentile	Compare Saint Francis Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).